Dolly Parton’s Grace and Frankie cameo is getting closer, according to the Netflix show’s co-stars, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
Jane, Lily and Dolly all co-starred in the classic workplace comedy 9 to 5 back in 1980, so it seems only fitting that they’d reunite on Grace and Frankie. Now that the show’s in its final season, time is running out for Dolly to make her appearance — but she’s showing up in the nick of time.
Jane and Lily offered some details on the reunion to ET Online recently, explaining that Dolly’s cameo will be in the series finale, and her story line is truly something special.
“It’s not just the fact that Dolly shows up. It’s how she shows up. What the story is that brings her on. It’s just beyond perfect,” Jane explained. “We were both just so moved when she turned that chair around and there she was.”
Grace and Frankie, Netflix’s longest-running original series, concludes this year after seven seasons. The final episodes will drop April 29.
And though Jane and Lily — frequent collaborators since the ‘70s — are sad to say goodbye to their characters, their time working together isn’t done yet.
“Over the last few months, we made a movie together, right after, and we are working on another movie right now,” Jane explains.
So who knows? Lily and Jane might get another shot at sharing the screen with Dolly in the years to come, even after the curtains close on Grace and Frankie.
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